Marchi’s ego is too big for Toronto, has burnt too many bridges: former trade minister no match for potential candidates Barbara Hall, Gerard Kennedy or Dave Johnson
[Graph Not Transcribed] Canada’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization, it seems, has aspirations to succeed Mel Lastman as Mayor of Toronto. According to an article by Angelo Persichilli in last week’s edition of The Hill Times, Sergio Marchi is seriously considering making a return to Canadian politics to campaign for Toronto’s top job. On […]
Tobacco firms sticking with one for one, none for all
One lobby force that won’t be back in action this fall is the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council — despite last week’s announcement by health Minister Allan Rock (Etobicoke Centre, Ont.) that he would be seeking to ban the use of the terms ‘light’ and ‘mild’ to describe brands of cigarettes. Up until last spring, the […]
Lobbyists eager to read Industry White Paper
Finance Committee’s pre-budget consultations will also be followed closely As August draws to a close, the rumour mill is buzzing in Ottawa with speculation about what to expect when the House returns in September. While rumours of everything from a fall budget to a winter cabinet shuffle have been making the rounds in the corridors […]
Ottawa’s MPs are enjoying summer tours of duty in military [Canadian Forces Parliamentary program]
Manitoba NDP MP Bev Desjarlais says copters are safe, Canadian Alliance MPs designing their own trips Summer is usually an idle time, but this summer MPs are keeping busy by land, sea and sky as volunteers in a Department of National Defence program. Shortly after Defence Minister Art Eggleton (York Centre, Ont.) introduced the Canadian […]
Day readying for leadership fight with Main’s arrival as new OLO communications director
[Graph Not Transcribed] After months of speculation, Alliance Leader Stockwell Day has finally slotted Doug Main as Director of Communications, a job that has sat empty since May. It’s the latest in a series of key hirings that suggest Mr. Day is steeling his forces for the leadership race — one that will likely see […]
Payback time: tax US movies
[Graph Not Transcribed] I have been thinking about John Manley — off and on — and remembering his early promises, on succeeding Lloyd Axworthy in our foreign affairs office, that he would be nice to the Americans so they would know we value their friendship as much as we value their business. And I have […]
Big surprise, Landry’s offended by Summit of Americas snub: no goodbye party for outgoing premier Bouchard, who might find home with big Montreal law firm
If anyone is surprised to see the PQ government whine about being treated unfairly as we approach the big Quebec City Summit, then surely they must be from a foreign country. The summit offers such a juicy occasion for the sovereigntists to quarrel with Ottawa that no one who has ever read anything about Canadian […]
Secretive selection process of new auditor general all wrong: Treasury Board shouldn’t have all the power in deciding who will be bugging them for the next 10 years
Canada’s chief government critic, the Auditor General, is chosen every 10 years by the Governor in Council – quietly, without much public oversight, and on the advice of a selection committee of top government insiders. Parliament currently has no control whatsoever on the Auditor General’s selection, and will not unless the Auditor General Act is […]
Dalton McGuinty should build next election platform on youth, education
The easiest and most expedient way for an opposition party to come to power is essentially by default. If the government self-destructs and there is only one viable alternative, then avoiding any major campaign setbacks is often the only real prerequisite to electoral success. The federal Liberals, for example, swept to office in 1993 mostly […]
Gagliano’s troubles could happen to any of us, says Alliance MP
Obhrai says cuts to Citizenship & Immigration means way more responsibilities for MPs’ constit offices Other MPs could easily run into the same problems that Public Works Minister Alfonso Gagliano recently experienced because of the sheer volume of immigration casework, says Canadian Alliance MP Deepak Obhrai. Mr. Gagliano (Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel, Quebec) has been dogged by questions […]
